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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Surviv. 2015 Aug 6;10(2):261–270. doi: 10.1007/s11764-015-0472-9

Table 2.

Health-related issues reported by gynecologic cancer survivors in order of most to least prevalent

Health Issues

Rank Before, during, and after
treatment
N (%) During and after
treatment
N (%)
1 Fatigue 624 (60.6) Fatigue 456 (44.3)
2 Sleep disturbance 565 (54.9) Sexual dysfunction 367 (35.7)
3 Urinary dysfunction 524 (50.9) Sleep disturbance 363 (35.3)
4 Sexual dysfunction 498 (48.4) Neurologic symptoms 362 (35.2)
5 Neurologic symptoms 467 (45.4) Urinary dysfunction 340 (33.0)
6 Bowel problems 432 (42.0) Bowel problems 321 (31.2)
7 Depression 425 (41.3) Memory problems 317 (30.8)
8 Memory problems 424 (41.2) Depression 272 (26.4)
9 DJD 374 (36.3) Anxiety 199 (19.3)
10 Cardiac problems 344 (33.4) Leg swelling/Lymphedema 181 (17.6)
11 Anxiety 329 (32.0) Osteoporosis 162 (15.7)
12 Osteoporosis 274 (26.6) DJD 158 (15.4)
13 Bone fracture 274 (26.6) Cardiac problems 118 (11.5)
14 Leg swelling/Lymphedema 252 (24.5) Bone fracture 104 (10.1)
15 Thyroid problems 232 (22.5) Thyroid problems 85 (8.3)
16 Diabetes 142 (13.8) Diabetes 68 (6.6)
17 Reproductive issues 128 (12.4) Reproductive issues 63 (6.1)
18 Renal dysfunction 80 (7.8) Renal dysfunction 60 (5.8)

DJD, Degenerative Joint Disease;